Valery Gerasimov
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Oct 2, 2026
Ben HodgesGUEST
So where there's probably some significant problems in the Russian chain of command, I don't know what Putin hears, how much of it is accurate.
Ben HodgesGUEST
Now, you know, I don't believe that, well, he's just, you know, being fed BS from Gerasimov and others, and therefore he's confused.
Ben HodgesGUEST
I mean, everybody talked for years like, oh, this guy plays three-dimensional chess, he's KGB and all that.
Ben HodgesGUEST
Now, all of a sudden, people want to give him a pass.
Kristaps AndrejsonsHOST
Autumn 2022, the withdrawal from Balaklia and Izium was called a regrouping.
Kristaps AndrejsonsHOST
August 2024, Ukrainian forces entered Kursk Oblast, and the next day Gerasimov reported the advance into Russia halted.
Kristaps AndrejsonsHOST
Five days later, the acting governor said that they were 12 kilometers deep and 40 wide, and clearing the region took nine months.
Kristaps AndrejsonsHOST
In November of the last year, the liberation of Kupiansk was reported.
GerdesHOST
In August of 2024, the AFU entered the Kursk region.
GerdesHOST
The very next day, Gerasimov reported that the enemy's advance deep into Russia had been stopped.
GerdesHOST
So when you lie and then lie again and then maybe lie again, your credibility gets damaged.
GerdesHOST
That's just the way it works.
Amos FoxHOST
Talking about non-military means, that's what came to my mind as you were walking through that.
Amos FoxHOST
Let's talk about Gerasimov and his longevity, right? So when we talk about long, attritional wars that are indecisive, Gerasimov seems to have taken the silver, or I guess gold medal, for the Russia-Ukraine war as it relates to that.
Amos FoxHOST
So why his longevity? And I saw something the other day, like, I forget where it was published, but it was like, happy birthday, Gerasimov, you've not been fired yet, or something to that effect.
Amos FoxHOST
So why does he have the staying power that he does, considering the fact that he's been, I would say, probably ineffective in the way that they thought he would not be in this war with Ukraine?
Oscar JonssonGUEST
Yeah, I think his staying power boils down to, first of all, he's providing the most useful thing you can in the Russian system, which is loyalty.
Oscar JonssonGUEST
You have a custom fit taking the fall guy when you need it, right? But you don't want to burn it too soon.
Oscar JonssonGUEST
Thirdly, he was obviously saved by Prigozhin, because Prigozhin didn't say, hey, I want to replace Putin.
Oscar JonssonGUEST
He said, I want to replace Shoigu and Gerasimov.
Chuck PfarrerGUEST
I encourage the Russians to do that so you may extinguish all tactical flexibility at the front.
Chuck PfarrerGUEST
Bring that under control of the military genius of General Gerasimov.
Chuck PfarrerGUEST
Don't let anybody conduct an opportunistic attack.
Chuck PfarrerGUEST
Don't let anybody think on their own feet.
25 MINS LATER
Chuck PfarrerGUEST
So let's say it ends kind of with a whimper and not with a hot war on Moscow streets.
Chuck PfarrerGUEST
Somebody's going to be looking for a scapegoat.
Chuck PfarrerGUEST
Is that going to, you know, I've got a two-person list, Gerasimov and Putin.
Chuck PfarrerGUEST
And, you know, we have seen dictators slip away into the night.
Francis DearnleyHOST
The ISW writes that Ukrainian and Russian reporting continues to demonstrate the lack of clarity regarding the extent of Ukrainian advances.
Francis DearnleyHOST
A source reporting on the Russian Western grouping of forces claimed that Russian Chief of the General Staff, General Gerasimov, Gerasimov may have dismissed the 20th CAA commander there due to the failure to repel Ukrainian counterattacks.
Francis DearnleyHOST
There are also concerns that North Korean forces may replace Russian forces along portions of the front line so that Russian forces can redeploy to Lyman.
Francis DearnleyHOST
A source implied that North Korean forces would enter Ukrainian territory as part of that reallocation, but the ISW is unable to confirm that source's claim and has observed no indications of movement.
PaulHOST
And particularly when everyone around those yes men hates you, hate you, and your strategy is to kick them out as fast as possible, which has been Pete Hegseth's strategy, you end up with the Russian military.
PaulHOST
What do I mean by that? Because Gerasimov is a great example of the Russian militaries.
PaulHOST
He is not their Pete Hegseth.
PaulHOST
I want to be clear.
PaulHOST
But even within that, what he is not is qualified.
PaulHOST
He has demonstrated that he is incapable of running the war effectively, right? The reason is, well, fucking obvious.
PaulHOST
Because Gerasimov was commander of the joint forces, right? During and up to, right? He had a title change, but he was always answering directly to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu before he was canned.
PaulHOST
But Gerasimov, as the head of the country's military, failed.
Eliot CohenHOST
You know, he's not getting the truth from his subordinates.
Eliot CohenHOST
He still has the same chief of the general staff who planned the abortive invasion, Valery Gerasimov.
Eliot CohenHOST
who does not seem to be such a stellar character.
Eliot CohenHOST
And he lives this incredibly isolated life.
Colin KahlHOST
But also like Iraq, that in the aftermath of that, Ukrainian nationalism was real, resistance was real, and that you'd have a combination of basically insurgency, civil uprisings and disobedience, serious occupation problems.
Colin KahlHOST
Milley is talking to Gerasimov, his counterpart in Russia before the war.
Colin KahlHOST
He's saying, "Look, you think this war is gonna be over in fourteen days, but it's gonna last fourteen years." But when Milley was saying that, he was talking about the post-war, post-regime change difficulties that we faced in Iraq.
Colin KahlHOST
I think it was a shock about how poorly the Russians performed.
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